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Job Title – Assembly Operator
Job Location – Farnborough
Job ID – 40154
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
L3Harris in Farnborough specialises in secure ground and airborne communication and network systems for the military, international forces and commercial customers. We engineer and maintain night vision goggles, radar systems and tactical radios. The L3Harris Falcon family of radios delivers network-centric communications for superior command and control, real-time voice, data, full-motion HD video and crossbanding for mission-critical communications in a single, integrated platform. Notably, we are the proud designer, supplier and maintainer of the 50,000 tactical radios in the Bowman tactical C4I system in service with the UK Armed Forces and are working to define and deliver the next generation system, Morpheus.
A few of our employee benefits are:
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25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
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Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
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Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
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Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
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Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
- Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of the role may include the following:
- Use of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for the test of product.
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Use electronic systems to track repairs and update correctly.
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Check Assemblies meet quality standards and seek advice from supervisor or Manufacturing Engineer as necessary.
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Work with other Cell members using lean manufacturing techniques and participate in lean production activities.
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Work to daily targets, in line with customer requirements.
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Work to defined processes and work instructions
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Assist Supervisors, undertaking any reasonable task as directed.
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
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Ability to communicate and work in a team
- Keen interest in soldering, repair or rework
- Interest in manufacturing and repair principles
Desirable but not essential:
- Previous experience in soldering
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Work completed to IPC7711/7721 standard with option of in-house training
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Previous experience in repair or rework
- Knowledge of 5S+1 principles
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Experience in continuous improvement
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Important to know
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
